Source: Mets pick Terry Collins  —  NEW YORK — Eleven years after he last served as a major league manager, Terry Collins again holds that title.  —  The New York Mets have selected the 61-year-old Collins as the 20th manager in franchise history, according to a team source.

Lupica: Jeter's agent baffled by Yanks' tact  —  Casey Close is Derek Jeter's agent and he has never said very much, and maybe it is one of the reasons why he and Jeter have been together a long time.  Close has said very little about his client's negotiation with the Yankees so far and thought the Yankees would do the same.

Many ways to play it on Upton and Gonzalez  —  A National League scout was asked a simple question: If you had only so many trade chips to use in the pursuit of a hitter, would you use them for Justin Upton or Adrian Gonzalez?  —  Without hesitation, the scout said, “Gonzo.  He's a much better hitter.”

10 greatest living baseball players  —  There are five dozen living Hall of Famers, a handful of recently retired players like Randy Johnson awaiting enshrinement, and one Hit King marooned outside.  From that group of baseball greats, all titans of their industry, culling a top 10 …

Nats prospects key Scorpions' title run  —  Harper, Lombardozzi plate key runs while Solis earns victory  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — They came to Scottsdale Stadium, they watched on TV or followed it online, largely because of Nationals phenom Bryce Harper.  And while the No. 1 overall pick …

Iwakuma talks have broken off  —  Talks between the A's and Japanese starter Hisashi Iwakuma have broken off, industry and major-league sources told The Chronicle today.  A major-league source said that Iawakuma is looking for a Barry-Zito-type deal - a Giants-style, $18 million per year deal, not an A's style Zito deal.

Tampa Bay Rays may be considering trades of several prominent players  —  The Rays have a lot of pending decisions, such as whether to offer arbitration to free-agent reliever Dan Wheeler to get the draft picks if he signs elsewhere and whether to offer a contract to arbitration-eligible Dan Johnson to keep him part of the 1B/DH mix.

Monfort: Rockies looking for keys  —  Post-collapse, some players need to step it up  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — As difficult as reaching perennial contender status may have been, meeting the accompanying expectations has proven a far more daunting challenge.  —  The Rockies proved they can play …